Selje: Guided Boat Trip to Selja Island & Selja Monastery｜Norway

The trip starts in Selje harbour, where the boat will take you on a comfortable boat trip to Selja Monastery. The boat trip lasts for 15 minutes.

When you arrive on the island of Selja, it is like travelling back in time. Our guides will tell the exciting story of the legend of St. Sunniva and Selja Monastery. You can walk in the same halls as the Benedictine monks did more than 700 years ago and climb the shallow stairways to the top of the tower. Follow in the footsteps of Vikings, kings and St. Sunniva to the holy Sunniva Cave, and enjoy the magnificent view of Selja Abbey. Maybe you want to taste the healing water from Sunniva's well?

The boat trip is a nature experience in itself. On the north side of the island we have a good view of the southern side of the Stadt Peninsula towards the Western Cape of Norway. Here you can study the steep cliffs that dive into the ocean, and the small villages in between them. One of them is the village of Drage, where the Vikings pulled their boats over the mountain to avoid the infamous sea of Stadt. On the southern side of the island we look at several islands and lighthouses. We will also have a look at where the Norwegian Government is planning to build the world's first ship tunnel. If we are lucky, we will be accompanied by sea eagles on our way.